basically, it has the same problem I found with GTA4, there is nothing to do after you are done with the missions.(only that GTA4 had multiplayer) So I guess I'll pass on this one,there too many great games already like GOW3, MW2, Infamous, and Battlefield 2.

It is repetitive, but for some reason i can play hours straight doing similar activities. The story is nice, and each time you kill a target and the story moves forward it sucks you right in (IMO). Good buy for less than $20 (bought it last week :)

i enjoyed the first one. I think everyone can agree that the main problem was the repetitiveness of the "missions". But i still liked the game. Only enough for one playthrough though. Assassins Creed was hyped in the ass majorly. That damn Jade Raymond >_>

I don't care what anyone else thinks, Assassin's Creed was one of the freshest and most enjoyable gaming experiences to come out this generation. Yes, it was repetitive but the game was so good otherwise that it didn't really hurt the game that much. Gears of War (or practically any shooter) is just as repetitive when you think about it, yet get a free pass. I guess some people just don't like the style of gameplay found in Assassin's Creed. Me? I love it.

The narrative, the atmosphere, the scale, the animations, the ability to freely traverse up buildings and over rooftops, planning assassinations, the size of the cities, so many things about this game made it totally enjoyable and a one of a kind experience.

I literally can't wait for the sequel. One of my most anticipated games, along with Uncharted 2.

I really, really liked the first one. The only thing it really needed was more variety in the way of side missions before you unlocked the assassination attempts. That and give me the damn crossbow! Loved the story.

I can see why people say its repetitive, but the game doesnt force you to do too much of those things before the assassination missions. The climbing and fighting was pretty cool. My main problem was that it was INSANELY easy. There was no other difficulty and as soon as you get counter attack and the combo move you can kill all the guards with no effort at all and they will just run away eventually. I actually started to just do the hidden blade counter attack because it was the only move that was actually somewhat of a challenge to do.

the second game could be great with more variety in the side missions, some cooler enimies/bosses, and maybe make it actually a challenge. that way you can actually feel like an assassin, and not like your playing dynasty warriors with blood on very easy.

Yeah, i wish there was more to do. But i did buy the game at full price so... if you're not willing to spend that much money. Just rent it or borrow it from a friend. The game is awesome at all the killing... you just wish there were more missions since it's such a big place.

It seems like they spent more time with the engine (good thing) but they didnt spend enough time with content of what the game had to offer.

1st one had a good enough story for me to want to play this one. Game was pretty sweet, but repetitive. Some parts were annoying (people pushing you on the docks and you instantly die in the water). Then the whole killing someone in front of a whole crowd, but then walking around like you are praying there is no possible way you could of done it. It's worth a play through for the story alone though imo, then hopefully they fix the problems the 1st one had.

Indeed, this video shows absolutely nothing at all. It MIGHT be implying a renaissance setting, but it could just be implying nothing at all. It could just as easily be a promo for the first AC as the second...

"talk ALL FPS games because they all boil down to run, shoot, maybe jump, wash rinse repeat. "

Not really. Take Bioshock for example. There's tons of different ways to shoot, as well as the interesting way it progresses the gameplay and storyline. Heavy emphasis on progressing the gameplay. You get new additions all the way to the end of the game.

The difference between that and AC, in AC you basically do the same kills in the same missions. The gameplay doesn't progress like it should. Sure, the story progresses, but that's about it.

hope you were being sarcastic, in AC you get upgraded weapons after each mission, and new fighting moves. I loved both bioshock and AC but every game boils down to the same ammount of repetetive actions. I just loaded up AC to get all the flags yesterday and I cant wait to get AC2, I agree it does have problems and I hope they will fix them.

How are you gonna tell me altair can scale buildings all day but he cant dog paddle.

I hope they read the reviews and the issues of repetitiveness and come around this time with more aspects and different variations. The story is really good, so I am hoping they just don't throw the same game out there with new cities and slightly better graphics. This will probably be a rent or a goozex.com type of game, with Mass Effect 2, Operation Flashpoint 2, and Modern Warfare 2. Those games should consume all my extra spare time.

I'm sorry, I think your opinion sucks as well. :) I happen to agree with 1up, EGM, Games(TM), and The New York Times when I say the game is ridiculously boring. As for games that I think are good; I would have to say any game with good gameplay that isn't ridiculously repetitive and bland like Assassin's Creed. You pointed out that "quite a few" publications game the game 9's or higher, but more of them actually gave it less than 9's with one being as low as 4.8/10. Perhaps Assassin's Creed should've introduced some innovation in gameplay and some fun missions. I guess I just didn't fall into the hype like old SaberEdge here.

AC is fun at start but gets really boring quick after doing the same stuff over and over again. The story is pretty much slim to none and it felt like it could have been soooooo much better with alittle more thought behind it.

Same thing with the latest prince of persia. That game could have been epic but the repetiveness destroyed it.

Think of it as a movie. If you payed 10$ to go and see a movie only to find out after 10 minutes of watching it that the movie started to go in to a loop showing the same 10 minutes over and over again. That would suck right? It's the same thing with games too but people seem to forget about that.

that this game is repetitive and it can get boring, I found it to be fun. My problem was after I beat it there wasnt that much to do but collect flags. There were other problems as well but I liked the story and the open environments.

is that apart of a wing or something towards the end with the whatever dude in the circle.... (whatever its called dont know the name name of it....well anyways i somewhat liked the first 1 even though it was repeating itself but we will see what this 1 brings to the table this time

That's what I thought... seeing as it showed a skeleton with Altair's pointy stealth kill weapon, it kinda seems to suggest you may get some weird wings... not sure whether that could actually work or not.

may i remind everyone here that this game is multiplatform. that means, it will be held back by a inferior system just like gta 4 was. it will be plagued with issues and be very limited in game content due to lack of disc space . imagine this game on a 50gb blu ray disc while making use of 7 SPUs or the 6 that are accessible now. i wonder which game will look better, this or infamous ? the 1st assassins creed was crap and plagued with glitches because it went multiplatform. this should be better, hopefully it wont suffer from the gears 2 syndrome where the second game is plagued with way more issues than the 1st.

this site will probably be shut down after the first video of alan wake cause since its an open world game , it will suffer because of xbox 360s hardwares power. think gta 4, or think of all the big games on xbox, they are always plagued with issues. look at M A G, the game supports 256 people, that game should look like pac man but due to the ps3, its able to look better than xbox's exclusive top games. when will xbox have a better looking game than 2007 ps3 game called uncharted ? ps3 is the future and the future is ps3.

....Assasin's Creed was originally supposed to be an exclusive to the PS3 and had the PS3 as the lead platform....hmmmmmm

By the way, grow up. If you will take your head out of your ass, you will actually find out that both systemsare pretty similar as most developers would tell you. At any rate, who cares if the PS3 is a bit better on paper than the 360. I mean last gen, on paper (and as you can see from multiplat games) the xbox was better than the ps2 and look who won out there.

Anyway, grow up please. You are sounding like a freaking 9 year old who says "My brother is bigger and strong then your brother." Its quite childish really.

You have right about his mood and the way he fanboyily describe the 360 power and stuff but in 3 full years 360 doesnt even come close to grafix as uncharted,GT5 prologue,killzone2, and the photorealistic grafix of LBP! All these games are on a system that has just entered in its 2 full year (at least in Europe)...

As for the winner of the previous gen,lets not forget that PS2 and PS3 are playstation products...They are highly linked in that aspect...Of course ps2 absolut success influences ps3 market share!!No other brandname would have sold 22 mill in 2 years in that price with an awful first year(i mean 2006-2007...) As for the weaker console that you proclaimed that 360 is in parralel, lets not forget that MS doesnt have THIS GREAT first party support that SONY has built patiently all these years of the PS brand domination in video games market... MS's only hope is multiplatforms...They are doing fine in this gen,but for how long?? They do everything to earn marketshare! What about when ps3 is on 299 $ for example?? Ps3 then will be the best deal in consoles history !!Just think the capabilities,the exclusives,and the rock solid HW of this console...

Are very repetitive ( Assassin' s Creed, Farcry 2, Prince of Persia also ). Ubisoft could hit a masterpiece, but it won' t happen. Ever. I don' t know what' s wrong with them. They got great capabilities, but everytime they find out how to ruin the game experience. "Just" good games.